Mendon Center Historic District

The Mendon Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village center of Mendon, Massachusetts, and some of its surrounding rural areas. It is roughly bounded by Main, Hastings, Maple, North, Washington & George Streets. The village is centered on the triangle defined by Main, Hastings, and Maple Streets, with dwellings built up on the roads that radiate away from this area. Founders' Park, located at the junction of Main, Hastings, North and Milford Streets, is the site of the original town center, where the first meeting house was located. The district has residential buildings dating from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries, in a wide variety of styles. The focal point of the town center is the Second Unitarian Church, an 1820 building designed by Worcester architect Elias Carter.[2]

Mendon Center Historic District
Mendon Center Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Mendon Center Historic District
Mendon Center Historic District is located in the United States
Mendon Center Historic District
LocationMendon, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°6′19.3″N 71°33′14.0″W
Area400 acres (160 ha)
Built1740
ArchitectCarter, Elias; Metcalf, James Edward, Jr.
Architectural styleColonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.03000552 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 2003

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Mendon Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 30, 2014.


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